KW-18-2018: #LeonardCohen_WORLDTOUR 2008: The COHENPEDIA remembers: Ten Years Ago: First He Took Fredericton (CN), then he took Halifax – 10 years ago: Nach Fredericton gab Leonard Cohen 5 Konzerte in Halifax. LEONARD COHEN did Halifax (CN) 5 times. (Quelle/ Source: All about here: ZEN & POESIE – Part II)

10 years ago Leonard Cohen started his Worldtour in Fredericton (Canada) on 11th May of 2008. The day after he performed  a 5 evening – week in Halifax

 

THE DATES:

12. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (First Night)

13. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Second Night)

15. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Third Night)

16. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Fourth Night)

17. Mai 2008, Halifax/ Novia Scotia, Canada, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Fifth Night)

THE BAND:

Roscoe Beck – bass & vocal (Musical Director)

Alexandru Bublitchi – violin
Rafael Gayol – drums & percussion
Neil Larsen – keyboard, accordion, brass instruments
Javier Mas – acoustic guitar, oud & misc string instruments
Sharon Robinson – vocal
Dino Soldo – now in a stand-by position
Mitch Watkins – guitar
Charlie and Hattie Webb, The Webb Sisters – vocal, guitar, harp

The Setlists:

12-May-08,  Halifax, NS, Canada  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You

 

13-May-08,  Halifax, NS, Canada  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ (letzte Zugabe) Closing Time/ I Tried To Leave You

 

15-May-08,  Halifax, NS, Canada  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ (letzte Zugabe) Closing Time/ I Tried To Leave You

 

16-May-08,  Halifax, NS, Canada  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem)./ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You

 

17-May-08,  Halifax, NS, Canada  Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Dance Me To The End Of Love/ The Future/ Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Bird On The Wire/ Everybody Knows/ In My Secret Life/ Who By Fire/ Anthem/ (2.Teil) Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ The Gypsy’s Wife/ Boogie Street/ Hallelujah/ Democracy/ I’m Your Man/ A Thousand Kisses Deep (poem)/ Take This Waltz/ (1.Zugabe) Heart With No Companion/ So Long, Marianne/ First We Take Manhattan/ (2.Zugabe) That Don’t Make It Junk/ Closing Time/ (letzte Zugabe) I Tried To Leave You

 

Quick snippet from „Closing Time“

and another one of „First We Take Manhattan“

KW-18-2018: #LeonardCohen_WORLDTOUR 2008: The COHENPEDIA remembers: Ten Years Ago: First He Took Fredericton (CN), then he took Halifax – 10 years ago: Nach Fredericton gab Leonard Cohen 5 Konzerte in Halifax. LEONARD COHEN did Halifax (CN) 5 times. (Quelle/ Source: All about here: ZEN & POESIE – Part II)